THE MIXTURE OF RAW SEWAGE AND ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN AN AERATION BASIN RESULTS IN A LIQUID REFERRED TO AS MIXED LIQUOR.

Term

MLSS

Definition

MIXED LIQUOR SUSPENDED SOLIDS - THE TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS (NON DISSOLVED) CONCENTRATION OF THE MIXED LIQUOR IN THE AERATION BASIN.

Term

APPLIED SOLIDS

Definition

THE CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS BEING ADDED TO A CLARIFIER OR TANK.

Term

TSS

Definition

TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS - THE CONCENTRATION OF SUSPENDED ( NON DISSOLVED) SOLIDS IN WATER OR SEWAGE. EITHER IN THE INFLUENT OR EFFLUENT.

Term

RAS

Definition

RETURN ACTIVATED SOLIDS - THE SOLIDS THAT ARE RETURNED TO THE AERATION TANK FROM THE SECONDARY CLARIFIERS IN THE ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS.

Term

WAS

Definition

WASTE ACTIVATED SOLIDS - THE SOLIDS FROM EITHER THE PRIMARY OR SECONDARY CLARIFIERS THAT IS SENT TO SOLIDS DIGESTION AND REMOVED FROM THE PROCESS.

Term

CBOD5

Definition

CARBONACEOUS BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND -

This is a measure of the ORGANIC strength of the wastewater. The test takes five days to measure the oxygen depletion of different dillution strengths. The comparison of influent and effluent CBOD5 results is one of the ways the effectivness of a treatment system is measured.

Term

MLVSS

Definition

MLVSS= MIXED LIQUOR VOLATILE SUSPENDED SOLIDS

The MLVSS is the amonut of organics in the MLSS, it is generally 75 to 85 percent and can be also called Percent Volatiles, or Volatiles are **%.

Term

Aerobic

Definition

Requirinig air or oxygen.

The Activated Sludge process is an example of an aerobic process.

Term

Anaerobic

Definition

A process that takes place in the absence of free air or oxygen.

bacteria in an anaerobic zone get their oxygen from breaking down chemical compounds containing oxygen, such as Sulfates SO2.

The taking in or soaking up of one substance into the body of another by molecular or chemical action.

Tree roots absorb nutrients in the soil.

Term

Activated Sludge

Definition

Sludge particles produced in raw or settled wastewater(primary effluent) by the growth of organisms ( including zoogleal bacteria) in aeration tanks in the pressence of dissolved oxygen.

Activated means the particals are teaming with bacteria, and it differs from primary sludge from primary settling basins.

Term

Adsorption

Definition

The gathering of gas, liquid, or dissolved substance on the surface or interface zone of another material.

Term

Aliquot

Definition

A representative portion of a sample.

Often an equally divided portion of a sample.

Term

Ambient Temperature

Definition

The temperature of the surroundings.

Term

Chlorine Demand, mg/L

Definition

Chlorine demand is the the difference in the amount of chlorine added to the water or wastewater and the amount of residual chlorine remaining in the water or wastewater after a given contact time.

To find the chlorine demand you use the following equation.

Chlorine Demand, mg/L =

Chlorine Dosage, mg/L -Chlorine Residual, mg/L

Term

Chlorine Dosage, mg/L

Definition

Chlorine dosage is the total amount of chlorine applied to the water or wastewater for disinfection.

To find the dosage we add the demand and the residual.

Chlorine Dosage, mg/L =

Chlorine Demand, mg/L + Chlorine Residual, mg/L

Term

Chlorine Residual, mg/L

Definition

Chlorine residual is the amonut of chlorine present in the water after the chlorine demand is met. The concentration is expressed in terms of total chlorine residual which includes both combined or chemically bound chlorine residualsand free chlorine residuals.